Muscular System

Question 1

Abductors

Answer 1

Moving a limb away from the midline

Question 2

Biceps Brachii

Answer 2

most familiar muscle of the forearm because it bulges when the elbow is flexed

Question 3

Biceps Femoris

Answer 3

a muscle of the thigh located to the posterior, or back

Question 4

Buccinator

Answer 4

a flat, thin muscle in the wall of the cheek

Question 5

Deltoid

Answer 5

Abducts the arm

Question 6

Extensors

Answer 6

a muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or other part of the body

Question 7

External Intercostals

Answer 7

responsible for forced and quiet inhalation

Question 8

External Oblique

Answer 8

Flexes and rotates vertebral column

Question 9

Fibularis Longus

Answer 9

Plantar flex and every foot

Question 10

Flexors

Answer 10

a muscle whose contraction bends a limb or other part of the body

Question 11

Frontalis

Answer 11

Muscle that covers part of the skull

Question 12

Gastrocnemius

Answer 12

2 bellied muscle that forms the curves calf of the posterior leg

Question 13

Gluteus Maximus

Answer 13

Superficial muscle of the hip that forms most of the flesh of the buttock

Question 14

Gluteus Medius

Answer 14

Runs from the ilium to the femur

Question 15

Internal Oblique

Answer 15

Paired muscles deep to the external obliques

Question 16

Latissimus Dorsi

Answer 16

The large, flat muscle pair that covers the lower back

Question 17

Masseter

Answer 17

covers the angle of the lower jaw as it runs from the zygomatic process of the temporal bone to the mandible

Question 18

Orbicularis Oculi

Answer 18

Allows you to close your eyes, squint, blink, and wink

Question 19

Orbicularis Oris

Answer 19

Circular muscle of the lips

Question 20

Pectoralis Major

Answer 20

A large fan-shaped muscle covering the upper part of the chest

Question 21

Rectus Abdominis

Answer 21

Run from the pubis to the rib cage, enclosed in an aponeurosis

Question 22

Rectus Femoris

Answer 22

one of the four quadriceps muscles of the human body

Question 23

Sartorius

Answer 23

Longest bone of the human body

Question 24

Semimembranosus

Answer 24

a muscle in the back of the thigh that is the most medial of the three hamstring muscles.

Question 25

Semitendinosus

Answer 25

situated at the posterior and medial aspect of the thigh

Question 26

Soleus

Answer 26

a powerful muscle in the back part of the lower leg

Question 27

Sternocleidomastoid

Answer 27

originates on the breastbone and attaches to the collarbone and the temporal bone

Question 28

Temporalis

Answer 28

a broad, fan-shaped muscle on each side of the head

Question 29

tibialis anterior

Answer 29

muscle is the largest muscle located in the anterior compartment of the human leg

Question 30

Trapezius

Answer 30

ither of a pair of large triangular muscles extending over the back of the neck and shoulders and moving the head and shoulder blade

Question 31

Triceps Brachii

Answer 31

any of several muscles having three points of attachment at one end

Question 32

Vastus Lateralis

Answer 32

part of the quadriceps muscle

Question 33

Vastus Medialis

Answer 33

Extends the leg

Question 34

Zygomaticus

Answer 34

a muscle of facial expression which draws the angle of the mouth superiorly and posteriorly

Question 35

Quadriceps

Answer 35

a group of muscles located in the front of the thigh

Question 36

Hamstring

Answer 36

any of the three tendons contracted by three posterior thigh muscles